After more than 134,000 people signed a petition, the family of Cherry Groce, who was paralysed in a police shooting that sparked the 1985 Brixton Riots, were granted Legal Aid for an inquest into her later death. More

One million people from around the globe signed Emily Clarke's petition, joining a chorus of international voices demanding freedom and justice for Meriam, a Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death because of her faith. More